I recently listened to episode 99 of Brain Inspired where host, Paul Middlebrooks, talked to Hakwan Lau and Steve Fleming about consciousness. For the past few years, I have been part of a neuro-philosophy reading group that is interested in questions about and around consciousness, so I have some familiarity…

It is the beginning of November, 2020. I am living in Shanghai, China — COVID-free. Bars, restaurants and cafés are all fully open. So are yoga studios and gyms. There is no need for physical distancing. Some people still wear masks on the street. …

tl;dr: The current infrstructure of the internet is inherently dependent on corporations. Because of net neutrality we have not been largely inconvenienced by the structure. …